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Keywords: 1Afr/4IN/Acinonyx jubatus/behavior/body size/cheetah/distribution/habitat/history/ hunting/hunting behavior/morphology/mortality/observation/reproduction/status/taxonomy

Abstract: In a revised edition of Sterndale's book, published in 1929, Frank Finn pointed out that the cheetahs used for hunting by Indian princes were now all imported from Africa. He quoted Colonel J.C. Founthorpe as stating: "There is no doubt that the cheetah is now very rare… A few survive in the Berar districts of the Central Province…" The book chapter describes historical information on cheetahs and their significance in Europe in historic times. Besides taxonomy and morphology, information on status and distribution in different regions, observations on hunting behavior, and reproduction and mortality are given.